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- [lift]
- /lɪft/
- /lɪft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lift]
- /lɪft/
Definitions of lifted word
- verb with object lifted to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 1
- verb with object lifted to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one's head. 1
- verb with object lifted to remove or rescind by an official act, as a ban, curfew, or tax: a court decision to lift the ban on strikes by teachers. 1
- verb with object lifted to stop or put an end to (a boycott, blockade, etc.): The citizenry will have to conserve food and water until the siege against the city is lifted. 1
- verb with object lifted to hold up or display on high. 1
- verb with object lifted to raise in rank, condition, estimation, etc.; elevate or exalt (sometimes used reflexively): His first book lifted him from obscurity. By hard work they lifted themselves from poverty. 1
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Origin of lifted
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; 1955-60 for def 10; Middle English liften < Old Norse lypta, derivative of lopt air, cognate with German lüften literally, to take aloft; see loft
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Parts of speech for Lifted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lifted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lifted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lifted
adjective lifted
- high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- steep — having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
- raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- heightened — to increase the height of; make higher.
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
Antonyms for lifted
noun lifted
See also
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